Medical Photographer

The successful applicant will be required to be registered with AHCS (Academy for Health Care Sciences). If registration is yet to be achieved, the band for this post will be band 5 Annex U 75% of the bottom of Band 5 and on completion of the course rising to £24,907 once registrations with AHCS is achieved. Where registration is yet to be awarded, sponsorship for the required Graduate or Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Photography (Staffordshire University) will be provided by the TRUST. This is a distance learning qualification

To assist in the provision of a full clinical photographic service to Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust sites and other associated locations for the purpose of diagnosis, case records, education, research and publication.

To assist in providing a general non-clinical support service for patient information, research, publication, education and public relations.

**We provide services from two main acute sites**: the City Hospital on Birmingham’s Dudley Road site and from Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich, and from our intermediate care hubs at Rowley Regis and at Leasowes in Smethwick. The Trust includes the Birmingham
and Midland Eye Centre (BMEC a supra-regional eye hospital), the regional specialist centre for Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre, and the regional base for the National Poisons Information Service, all based at City. The Trust has three Emergency Departments, at City
Hospital, Sandwell General and an eye ED at BMEC.

We understand that work is only one part of life. We are committed to helping colleagues achieve the best possible work/ life balance. We are proud to offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best and find support if they need it.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.